Oscars to set up Academy Awards “hubs” for nominees in London and Paris

Clayton Davis Oscars producer Steven Soderbergh maintained that masks would play “a very important role in the story” of the 93rd Academy Awards on April 25, but kept the details under wraps.“If that’s cryptic, it’s meant to be,” Soderbergh said during a Saturday press conference. “That topic is very central to the narrative.”Joined with co-producers Jesse Collins and Stacey Sher, the trio took questions about the upcoming ceremony from Union Station in Los Angeles.

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Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorOscar nominees and their guests will qualify as essential workers to attend the upcoming Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced in a letter on Tuesday.“Those involved in the Oscars production, like nominees and their guest, qualify for the essential work purpose waiver, and therefore are permitted to travel to and from the testing center, rehearsals, and Academy-organized activities during the lead up to

Letter from the Editor The glitz and glamour of the Academy Awards have always felt like a far-flung fantastical concept from here in Britain. Taking place in the wee hours of the night while everyone is soundly asleep, save for the steely journalists and movie-obsessives staying up and watching hours of coverage to find perfect showbiz nuggets to dissect.

Many Americans, in particular, are excited about a chance to return closer to normal with the widespread distribution of vaccines over the past few months and moving forward. It appears the producers of the 93rd Academy Awards were in that boat.

Producers of the 93rd Annual Academy Awards updated nominees this morning on preparations for the show and the burning question of the moment:  Will nominees have to attend in person or is there another alternative?  The answer to that is for those considerable number of nominees stuck in Europe and other locales around the globe there will now be “hubs” in London and Paris where they can attend the show just as others hopefully will be doing the same thing at the Union Station in Los Angeles.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor In a Tuesday meeting for the studio and personal reps of Oscar nominees, producer Steven Soderbergh called the logistics of organizing this year’s ceremony “mind-numbing.” The producers announced they would add venues in London and elsewhere for participants who are not able to travel because of COVID restrictions.Soderbergh and co-producer Stacey Sher apologized for the confusing guidelines and reiterated that the producers are still

Rumors are flying regarding possible changes in how nominees may be accepting their Oscars, if they must appear in person, and whether the show will look more like the Grammys which rotated in sets of different nominees for their categories rather than having all nominees seated for the entire show.

Despite securing its first Oscar nomination since 1993, Hong Kong looks set to not broadcast the Academy Awards this year after local station Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) opted not to renew its deal.

no Zoom element to it. A letter from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released to the film industry website Deadline said: “Our plan is to stage an intimate, in-person event at Union station in Los Angeles, with additional show elements live from the Dolby theatre in Hollywood.

coronavirus pandemic, the Academy Awards will not. On Monday, This Morning hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby spoke to Sam Rubin in Los Angeles about the Oscars update.

Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, awards season will continue on with its next event — the 93rd annual Academy Awards. The star-studded show is set to air live and in-person from Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre and Union Station.

No big shock here: Veteran director Glenn Weiss will be returning to helm the Oscars for the sixth straight year.

sent out to the nominees Thursday, Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher and Jesse Collins detailed the «safe and enjoyable» evening they have planned for the April 25th telecast. «Regarding the practical aspects of the show, our plan is to stage an intimate, in-person event at Union Station in Los Angeles, with additional show elements live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood,» the email states. The news comes just days after it was announced that the 2021 ceremony would only be open to presenters,